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16 March 2017 Climate change, agricultural inputs, cropping diversity, and environmental covariates in multivariate analysis of future wheat, barley, and canola yields in Canadian Prairies: a case study
Taras E. Lychuk, Alan P. Moulin, Roberto C. Izaurralde, Reynald L. Lemke, Eric N. Johnson, Owen O. Olfert, Stewart A. Brandt
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Canada’s grain and oilseed production in the Canadian Prairies may be affected by climate change, but the impact of input and diversity has not been assessed relative to projected variability in precipitation and temperature. This study assessed wheat, canola, and barley yields simulated with the environmental policy integrated climate model for historical weather and future climate scenarios in the context of agricultural inputs and cropping diversity at Scott, SK, Canada. Variation of future yield was explored with recursive partitioning in multivariate analyses of inputs, cropping diversity, future growing season precipitation (GSP), and growing degree days (GDD). Agricultural inputs significantly affected wheat yield but not barley or canola. Wheat yield was highest under the reduced input level and lowest under the organic input level. The combination of input and diversity accounted for about one-third of variation in future wheat yield and approximately 10% for barley yield. Most of the variability in yield was correlated with GSP in May–July and GDD in April–June and August–September. Future growing season maximum and minimum temperatures increased by 1.06 and 2.03 °C, respectively, and 11% in future GSP. This study showed how input management and reduced tillage maintained or improved yield, in the context of increased temperature due to climate change.

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Taras E. Lychuk, Alan P. Moulin, Roberto C. Izaurralde, Reynald L. Lemke, Eric N. Johnson, Owen O. Olfert, and Stewart A. Brandt "Climate change, agricultural inputs, cropping diversity, and environmental covariates in multivariate analysis of future wheat, barley, and canola yields in Canadian Prairies: a case study," Canadian Journal of Soil Science 97(2), 300-318, (16 March 2017). https://doi.org/10.1139/cjss-2016-0075
Received: 7 July 2016; Accepted: 1 February 2017; Published: 16 March 2017
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KEYWORDS
agricultural inputs, cropping diversity
analyse par répartition récursive
biais du modèle
changement climatique
climate change
degrés-jours de croissance
diversité des cultures
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